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Two mums shunning monarch: it's huge (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mammoth

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'huge' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'two mums shunning monarch' is the wordplay.
'two mums' can mean two substitutions for 'mum'.
'mum' becomes 'mam' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'mum' becomes 'mother' (I've seen this before).
'shunning' is a deletion indicator.
'monarch' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina, British Queen).
'mother' with 'er' taken out is 'moth'.
'mam'+'moth'='MAMMOTH'

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mammoth that I've seen before include "Large, woolly ice-age beast" , "Large extinct elephant" , "Immense" , "Prehistoric beast like hairy elephant" , "Huge" .)

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